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Move Which Indicates that an Earnest Eff
fort Will Be Made to Dispace Gen. Boulan
ger from the Head Of the War Office.
Germany IsConfident of Boulanger's Re-
tentiOn, No Matter Who Is Premier.
France To Be Invited to Assume Control of
Egypt in Case England Retires-Afghan
Boundary-General Cable News.
THE FRENCH CRISIS.

De Freycinet Requested to Form Ministry
"A Move Against Boulanger.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, May 18.-The defeat and resignation
of the Goblet Cabinet has been the vital topic OF
the day, and speculation based upon hundreds
of plausible theories as to the components of
the new Ministry have been advanced and
demolished almost increasingly The press have
taken to lionizing General Boulanger, and with
surprising unanimity express their conviction
that the construction of a new Cabinet without
him is not possible. President Grevy Is afraid
OF him, and would gladly place the task of
forming new government into the hands of
any man who would assume the RESPONSE
bility of ignoring him, but is doubtful if
sufficiently rash can be found.
Perhaps the most satisfactory man to all
cerned who could be selected in the present
emergency to undertake the unpleasant task is
NJ. De Freyciret. He is infinitely morA con-
servative tha- either Goblet. sClemenceau
Ferry. and his distrust of Boulangsr is well
known; but he. too, fears the inevitable conse-
quences of incurring the displeasure of the army
by setting aside its idol and putting up of
his own men for the Generals adherents to bow
down before, and will uneuestonably decide to
sink his opinions and accept the situation with
relns
NJ. Freycinet. Clemenceau, Rouver, Deves,
Ferry and Raynal visited the Palace of the
Elysee this afternoon, in obedience to the sum-
mons of President Grevy. for the purpose of ex-
pressing their views as to the formation of
new Ministry. n. Clemenceau, it IS we'll known,
is not in favor O.: the return of Nj. De Freycinet
to the premiership. and is himself the choice of
+ha odt caIe for hat br1t Sha
opinion that Ministry under Clemenceau will
be composed of men dominated by Boulanger is
very strong, and this alone will initiate against
his chances of obtaining it. During
the conference at the palace. NJ
De Freyciner. it is understood, expressed his
opinion that the retention of General Boulanger
as War Minister in the Cabinet would be
strued by Germany into a menace, if it did not
actually result in the precipitation of war, with
France the aggressor. the consequence of
BoulangeRs over-anxiety to assert his sen-e
Importance. Others expressed ooinciding op.e-s
ions. but none of .he gentlemen suggested effect
i've means of overcoming the difficulty, and the
conference ended.
Later in the day the presiding officers of the
Senate and the Chamber of Deputies called upon
President Grevy, and it is said, presented
strong arguments in favor of intrusting the
formation of a new government to NJ. De Frey
cinet, and it is probable that he will be invited
to accept that honorable but arduous duty.
1t is authorita:ively given out this evening
that President Grevy will summon NJ De Frey
cnet tomorrow morning and request him to
form a government.
Friends of NJ. De Freycinet say that in the
event of his accepting commission to construct
a new Ministry, he will retain of the min
listers who were associated with Goblet This
indicates that NJ. De Freycinet has finally de-
cded to brave public. and especially military,
opinion by ignoring the claims of General Bou-
LANCER to retention IN Office.